Palettes / Colors / #BFB0BA

#BFB0BA — Silver Grey

#BFB0BA is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BFB0BA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0BFB5; it also sits naturally between #BCB0BF and #BFB0B3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 69% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 3% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFB0BA

.text { color: #BFB0BA; }
.background { background-color: #BFB0BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFB0BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 176, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 10%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFB0BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 176, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFB0BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 176, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFB0BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFB0BA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0BFB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFB0BA: #000000.

How #BFB0BA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFB0BA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFB0B9  ·  #BFB0BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFB0BA?

#BFB0BA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 176, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFB0BA?

#BFB0BA is RGB 191, 176, 186 — HSL 320°, 10%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 3%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFB0BA?

Its complement is #B0BFB5; analogous partners are #BCB0BF and #BFB0B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFB0BA for text?

Black text on #BFB0BA has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.